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Amar Singh Challenges BJP Allegations Gopal Misra New Delhi

Manmohan Prepares for A Cabinet Expansion , Gopal Misra New Delhi

In their bid to Embarrass BJP Hindu Mahasabha Extends Support to Manmohan Government By Gopal Mishra
Government Braves the Confidence Motion with Calmness and Confidence

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Maya & NDA Dream Shattered, No More Red Clouds on the UPA Government

Manmohan Scripts India's New Politics (By Gopal Misra, NEW DELHI)
With the passage of the Confidence Vote, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh today unshackled his ruling United Progressive alliance from the dark shadow of the left parties.This victory has also shattered the dream of the left parties to play a key role in the formation of a new anti-Congress alliance under the leadership of UP chief Minister, Mayawati.
The huge 19 votes margin also betrayed that the ruling alliance could make successful inroads into the formidable Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP's nominee for the office of the Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, could not keep his flock of MPs intact in this high profile political battle.

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Symbol of Communal Harmony

Symbol of Communal Harmony- Remanda shows the way
A Muslim family organizes the Hindu festival every year and villagers jointly celebrate the festival.
Reports Ajit Nayak in Sambalpur
When talk of Orissa comes every one remembers the car festival (Ratha Yatra) of Lord Jagannath of Puri, which is perhaps the biggest festival of the state. Car festival is being organized every corner of the state but again it is of Puri that attracts every one to witness the famous festival. Though Jagannath is considered the Nath (lord) of the Jagat (universe), only Hindus are allowed to enter the Puri temple. So for the non-Hindu devotees Lord comes out from the temple

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Wishing The Wind Not To Blow :

ORISSALIVE EXCLUCIVE

Seventy years ago she waged a war against Britishers now she is struggling to survive as nobody-where she has left with hawking in the streets of Jeypur-Succesive governments at centre and state have simply ignored her request for regular freedom fighters allowance.
IF YOU CAN HELP HER TO BAIL OUT FROM THE BONDAGE OF POVERTY-LET US COME FORWARD,share your views,comments and say what can you do for her-editor@orissalive.com.

K Sudhakar Patnaik visited her recently for ORISSALIVE.COM

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SAVE THE COAST SAVE THE FISHERS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ALONG THE INDIAN COAST
A report from Western Coast

The Machhimar Adhikar Rashtriya Abhiyan with the motto "Save the Coast, Save the Fishers" started from Jakhau, Kutch, Gujarat on the 1st May 2008. It covered the coastline of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa before entering into Karnataka on 21 May 2008 at the Polem border and was welcomed by the Akhila Kanataka Fishermen Parishad under the leadership of Mr. P.M. Tandel and Mr. Vasudev Boloor .

The campaign team visited several fishing villages and landing centres in the Uttar Kanada coast including Majali, Karwar, Thadari, Honavar and Bhatkal during the last two days.

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Naveen Govt likely to face farmers wrath

After Orissa Assembly sex scandal, the show-down between state government and farmers over Hirakud dam water may intensify further

By Ajit Nayak
The Naveen led BJD-BJP state government has been facing problems one after another in the recent past. After Posco and State Assembly speaker's resignation over sex scandal, Hirakud dam water controversy seems to have resurfaced again.

The show-down between Orissa government and the farmers over the sharing of Hirakud dam water to the industrial houses is likely to further deepened after the farmers pledged on March 23 to continue their agitation till the government stops allowing the dam water to the industrial houses.

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Dr.A.B.Ota examins Orissa R&R policy

Waiting for a proper R & R Package.

2007 NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION POLICY:
AN EXTENSION OF THE ORISSA 2006 R&R POLICY

Orissa is regarded as the pioneering state in respect of formulation of R&R Policy. In fact, much before the first Operational Directive on R&R of World Bank in 1980 was issued out, the state government came up with the country's first R&R Policy guideline in the form of Rengali Dam Project R&R guidelines. In fact, other states have followed the Orissa R&R guidelines and have developed state and sector specific R&R Policies. Orissa subsequently brought improvement in the R&R Packages and gradually came up with more pro-people R&R Policies in the shape of Upper Indravati Irrigation Policy, 1994 R&R Policy for the Water Resources Sector, Industrial and Mining

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